http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969 Wow, I'm so glad I found this website. I am not an anxious person, so when I began feeling really anxious and having heart palpitations it was really unusual for me, but I figured it was something situational. I never suspected Yasmin. I wanna go off of it, Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:27:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1233 Hi, see my posting from August 10th, 2007,7:13 PM and all the replies. I stopped in the middle of the cycle last Friday. The only thing that happens is you get your period usually within a couple of days due to the abrupt drop in hormones, and then you h http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1233 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:56:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1234 Thanks Karen, good luck to you. I'm just going to go back to taking herbs prescribed by my acupuncturist to deal with the PMS symptoms. They take a little longer to work but are so much more worth it then the palpitations and chest tightness. I jumped the http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1234 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:16:05 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1241 The previous posting isn't completely true. One of the major problems some can face when abruptly stopping this pill or hormones in general is hair loss. The abrupt stop can cause shock to your body and you can start to experience hair loss about 2 month http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1241 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:30:49 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1257 In response to Kwik16, you are absolutely right, there can be other side effects or adjustments to stopping the hormones, and yes one should check with one's physician. For myself, I was willing to take the chance and stop putting the drugs into my body. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/22969?item=1257